“I Sits” Pillow

I am still hard at work on the inside of my playhouse. Actually, my new workspace for Daisy Mae Belle!

I found several great yard sale finds this weekend. I will share those soon!

I am working on a chair that I hope to share tomorrow.

And, this is the pillow that I made for it. I put one of my favorite quotes on it. The quote is from Satchel Paige, and it says; “Sometimes I sits and thinks and sometimes I just sits.”

I hope my new chair will become just that place for me. A place where I can sits and thinks or sometimes I will just sits. (With a large fruit tea and a great magazine, planning my family’s next beach vacation. . . )

Here is where I started. A plain pillow. A friend gave it to me thinking that I could do something with it. She was right! It is a nice pillow, but just needed something more!

Sorry that I am a night-time crafter. It makes for terrible pictures! I will get up early in the morning to take the “pretty” ones!

And, no that is not a stain on the pillow, just some weird shadow!

Next, I measured the pillow to see how big to cut my burlap. Yes, that is in centimeters! Somehow, I ended up with a European tape measure?

I cut a piece of burlap that would fit around plus 1/2″ for a seam allowance. I cut the material a few inches shorter than the width of the pillow. I wanted to see a bit of the edge of the pillow.

I sewed a straight stitch on the edges and fringed them.

Then, I sewed the burlap together along the width with the right sides together.

Next, I pressed the seam open.

I turned the burlap right side out and stamped on the quote. I just used a regular ink pad. I do not plan on washing this pillow. I will just make a new cover if this one gets too dirty!

Then, I slipped the cover on the pillow.To add the ruffle, I cut a piece of muslin 3 times longer than the circumference of the pillow.

I folded it in half and sewed the raw edges together.

I ironed the seam open.

And, then ran a long stitch down the center of the seam.

I pulled the threads until I had a ruffle.

I sewed up the raw edges on the ends.

I used a safety pin to secure the ruffle onto the pillow and then tied a ribbon around the ruffle. I can change the ribbon to match the season or my mood!

I really like it, and love the saying. I love burlap on anything, and love how you added it to your pillow. Love the reading nook! Lately sometimes my I “just sits” is happening more and more! Thanks for sharing your creative inspiration at Sunday’s Best!